3. http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/__ Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.
4. http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/great resources for all content areas. See your school library media specialist for your school's login and password.
5. http://www.proquestk12.com/default.shtml__ See your school library media specialist (librarian) This site includes: CultureGrams which links students to facts, figures, and cultural information for about 200+ countries, including the United States, and Canada.
6. http://gws.ala.org/Great sites for kids put together by the American Library Association!
16. http://pinterest.com/Pinterest: Pinterest is an electronic bulletin board where users can “pin” images from around the web (use for lesson plans, sharing ideas, organization, & student use).
19. http://www.google.com/moderator/Google Moderator: A tool that allows users to submit and vote on questions for talks, presentations and events.
20. http://www.freefoto.com/index.jspFree Foto:FreeFoto.com is the largest collections of free photographs for non-commercial use on the Internet.
21. http://www.curriculum21.com/clearinghouse/Curriculum 21: This clearinghouse hosts websites that have been used by teachers and are shared through content areas. These sites are reviewed and shared by teachers.
22. http://www.buildyourwildself.com/A great first day activity! This site provided by the New York Zoos and Aquarium allows students to be creative and build themselves, including a background.
31. http://www.helloslide.com/Give your slideshows a voice! Type text into each of your powerpoint slides instead of recording it!
32. http://www.instagrok.com/A new way to learn! Type a concept into Instagrok and receive numerous visual tools. Videos, images, a journal feature are just some of the tools that can take learning to a new level.
33. http://www.sweetsearch.com/Sweet Search: A search engine for students. This site pulls together websites that have been reviewed by teachers, experts, & librarians. This is a great search engine to share with your classes.
34. http://www.goorulearning.orgGooru Learning! A search engine for students that pulls together videos, research, and other tools on any topic that student may be researching.
Math:
1.http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/ The goals of this site are the creation, collection, evaluation, and dissemination of java-based courseware for middle school mathematics explorations.
2. http://figurethis.org/index.html A great website put together by the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics that has challenges indexed by mathematical concepts.
7. http://harveyshomepage.com/Harveys_Homepage/Welcome.htmlAwesome page with Math SMARTBoard activities! All of the activities can be downloaded and used. Variety of activities with different units of study geared towards K-8!
1.http://www.fieldtripearth.org/index.xml Field Trip Earth is the global resource for teachers, students, and proponents of wildlife conservation. The Wild Experience is an exciting multimedia presentation designed especially for Field Trip Earth visitors. The Wild Experience takes us on a tour of the conservation research projects highlighted on FTE.We'll meet new people, see remote and fascinating places, and interact with wildlife both familiar and exotic—it's an opportunity to work as wildlife researchers ourselves!
1.http://www.worldmapper.org/Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. There are now nearly 700 maps.
2. http://docsteach.org/ This site is produced by the National Archives and has many primary sources starting from the American Revolution through present day. This site also has activities that teachers can create from student use.
3. http://museumbox.e2bn.org/index.php This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box.
5. http://www.loc.gov/index.htmlThe Library of Congress has a variety of resources through pictures, primary sources, audio recordings, maps, manuscripts. Two of their best collections are the American Memory collection and the Prints and Photographs.
6. http://www.gilderlehrman.org/institute/era_founding.phpThe Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History has a large collection of primary sources, online exhibitions, and multimedia presentations that are all available for educational use.
1.http://www.googlelittrips.com/GoogleLit/6-8/6-8.htmlGoogle Lit Trips are free downloadable files that mark the journeys of characters from famous literature on the surface of Google Earth. At each location along the journey there are placemarks with pop-up windows containing a variety of resources including relevant media, thought provoking discussion starters, and links to supplementary information about “real world” references made in that particular portion of the story.
2. http://www.worldbookonline.com/World Book Online! When using this site outside of CCS schools you will need a login and password that your school library media specialist can give you.
3. http://www.jmrl.org/on-databases.htmAccess Jefferson-Madison Regional Library’s databases. You will need to have a JMRL library card to access these databases. If students don't have a library card, your school library media specialist can help them get one!
4. CCS subscribes to many great databases too. Many of these can be accessed within school buildings without a password or library card.
4. http://school.fueluptoplay60.com/welcome/whats-new.phpFuel Up to Play 60encourages youth to eat healthy and move more — and studies suggest that well-nourished, physically active kids can be better students. You can engage students and adults in your school to make a real difference in the healthy eating habits and physical activity opportunities for everyone in your school.
All Content areas:
1. http://smithsonianeducation.org/educators/index.html__ This site from the Smithsonian has a search feature to look for activities & lessons based on content area.
2. http://www.thinkfinity.org/in-the-classroom This site has a way to search for lesson plans and interactive resources for students. All content areas are covered.
3. http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/__ Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.
4. http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/great resources for all content areas. See your school library media specialist for your school's login and password.
5. http://www.proquestk12.com/default.shtml__ See your school library media specialist (librarian)
This site includes: CultureGrams which links students to facts, figures, and cultural information for about 200+ countries, including the United States, and Canada.
6. http://gws.ala.org/Great sites for kids put together by the American Library Association!
7. http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25
Best Websites for Teaching and Learning, American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
8. http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsiteslandmark
Landmark Websites for Teaching and Learning, AASL
9. http://prezi.com/ Great online presentation tool!
10. http://animoto.com/ Create videos using digital images, video clips, and music all for free.
11. http://www.glogster.com/ Create interactive posters with images and video clips.
12. http://www.smilebox.com/ Create slide shows using images, music, & video clips.
13. Photostory: included on the new student tablets through Windows 7. This software allows you to make slide shows with images, text, and music.
14. MovieMaker: included on the new student tablets through Windows 7. This software allows you to make movies using your own video clips and images.
15. http://www.wallwisher.com/ Wall Wisher:An online notice board maker.
16. http://pinterest.com/ Pinterest: Pinterest is an electronic bulletin board where users can “pin” images from around the web (use for lesson plans, sharing ideas, organization, & student use).
17. http://edte.ch/blog/2008/08/23/10-google-forms-for-the-classroom/ Google Forms:Collect information by creating a form in google docs.
18. http://edte.ch/blog/2008/08/23/10-google-forms-for-the-classroom/#.TrxgI1TphDw.twitter 80 ways to use Google Forms in the classroom.
19. http://www.google.com/moderator/ Google Moderator: A tool that allows users to submit and vote on questions for talks, presentations and events.
20. http://www.freefoto.com/index.jsp Free Foto: FreeFoto.com is the largest collections of free photographs for non-commercial use on the Internet.
21. http://www.curriculum21.com/clearinghouse/ Curriculum 21: This clearinghouse hosts websites that have been used by teachers and are shared through content areas. These sites are reviewed and shared by teachers.
22. http://www.buildyourwildself.com/ A great first day activity! This site provided by the New York Zoos and Aquarium allows students to be creative and build themselves, including a background.
23. http://www.phillipmartin.info/clipart/homepage.htm Free Clipart! Check out this site to add graphics to your presentations and SMARTBoard lessons.
24. http://www.teq.com/resources Great SMARTBoard lessons! Go to the Educators Resource Center and search by unit or grade level.
25. http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/ Free Clipart for student or teacher use!
26.http://www.smartboardlounge.com/index.htm More SMARTBoard lessons! Easy to download and ready to use.
27. http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/tools/ Great Teacher tools & tutorials: Divided by unit, content area, & grade level
28. http://www.mrnussbaum.com/circumcode.htm Mr.Nussbaum: Numerous sites for a variety of content areas in one place.
29. http://virginia.pbslearningmedia.org/ PBS: Learning Media: Easy access to free resources, lesson plans, and activities!
30. http://cybraryman.com/0_general1.htm Cybraryman: Great links for all content areas.
31. http://www.helloslide.com/ Give your slideshows a voice! Type text into each of your powerpoint slides instead of recording it!
32. http://www.instagrok.com/ A new way to learn! Type a concept into Instagrok and receive numerous visual tools. Videos, images, a journal feature are just some of the tools that can take learning to a new level.
33. http://www.sweetsearch.com/ Sweet Search: A search engine for students. This site pulls together websites that have been reviewed by teachers, experts, & librarians. This is a great search engine to share with your classes.
34. http://www.goorulearning.org Gooru Learning! A search engine for students that pulls together videos, research, and other tools on any topic that student may be researching.
Math:
1. http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/ The goals of this site are the creation, collection, evaluation, and dissemination of java-based courseware for middle school mathematics explorations.
2. http://figurethis.org/index.html A great website put together by the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics that has challenges indexed by mathematical concepts.
3. http://illuminations.nctm.org/ Another site put together by NCTM with lessons and online resources for educators.
4. http://www.edheads.org/ EdHeads:Edheads provides free, educational online games focused on science, math, and critical thinking.
5. http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_3_t_2.html National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Math: Grades 6-8 Algebra manipulatives. .
6. http://www.math.harvard.edu/~knill/mathmovies/index.html Math in Movies: This is a collection of movie clips where mathematics appears.
7. http://harveyshomepage.com/Harveys_Homepage/Welcome.html Awesome page with Math SMARTBoard activities! All of the activities can be downloaded and used. Variety of activities with different units of study geared towards K-8!
8. http://www.educationindex.com/math/ Great math sites!
9. http://www.mathplayground.com/index.html This site has games, puzzles, & videos divided by concepts and units.
10. http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/misc/calcu.html Calculus links
11. http://archives.math.utk.edu/visual.calculus/ Visual calculus: A collection of modules to be used in teaching Calculus.
12.http://www.keycurriculum.com/products/sketchpad The Geometer Video: Use Geometer's Sketchpad to teach geometry.
13. http://www.nvcc.edu/home/tstreilein/constructions/ Practice drawing geometric shapes.
14. http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Geom/ Geometry Online activities
15. http://mathforum.org/dynamic/sketchpad.weblinks.html Geometer's Sketchpad Resources
16. http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/pres/gk12-2.html Middle School math
Science:
1. http://www.fieldtripearth.org/index.xml Field Trip Earth is the global resource for teachers, students, and proponents of wildlife conservation. The Wild Experience is an exciting multimedia presentation designed especially for Field Trip Earth visitors. The Wild Experience takes us on a tour of the conservation research projects highlighted on FTE.We'll meet new people, see remote and fascinating places, and interact with wildlife both familiar and exotic—it's an opportunity to work as wildlife researchers ourselves!
2. http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/index.html A great site with lessons, videos, and multimedia opportunities.
3. http://www.solarsystemscope.com/ Solar System scope: Watch and Play model of Solar System Planets and Constellations moving over the Night Sky.
4. http://www.gapminder.org/for-teachers/ GapMinder: Gapminder is used in classrooms around the world to build a fact-based world view.
5. http://www.webelements.com/ Interactive Periodic Table
6. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/atom/ PBS Atom Builder activity
7. http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Elementsgames.htm Periodic Table Games
8. http://www.periodicvideos.com/# The Periodic Table of Videos
9. http://engineeringinteract.org/interact.htm Engineering Interaction games
10. http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/states_of_matter/index.html States of Matter activity
11. http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/mixture/mixture.html Mixtures lab
12. http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/hotplate/index.html Melting & Boiling activity
13. http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/ The Atoms Family-Ideas for lab activities
14. http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/ms/science.htm Science Tutorials--all grade levels and units of study
15. http://littleshop.physics.colostate.edu/totry.html Little Shop of Physics
16. http://www.funderstanding.com/slg/coaster/ Roller coaster Simulator
17. http://www.teach-nology.com/cgi-bin/labrubric.cgi Lab Report Grading Rubric example
18. http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/science/up_close6.html Science Up Close! Interactive links to many topics
19. http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/15.cfm?s=15&p=249,index Interactive science activities for K-5
20. http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/15.cfm?s=15&p=247,index Interactive science activities for secondary
21. http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/tools/science.html More Science websites and tutorials
22. http://marsrover.nasa.gov/classroom/ Mars Rover NASA classroom: Activities & Lessons
Social Studies/History:
1. http://www.worldmapper.org/Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. There are now nearly 700 maps.
2. http://docsteach.org/ This site is produced by the National Archives and has many primary sources starting from the American Revolution through present day. This site also has activities that teachers can create from student use.
3. http://museumbox.e2bn.org/index.php This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box.
4. http://www.livebinders.com/ Live Binders is a free resource that allows you to organize links, presentations, & pdfs all in one location.
An example for reading: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=225482
5. http://www.loc.gov/index.htmlThe Library of Congress has a variety of resources through pictures, primary sources, audio recordings, maps, manuscripts. Two of their best collections are the American Memory collection and the Prints and Photographs.
6. http://www.gilderlehrman.org/institute/era_founding.php The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History has a large collection of primary sources, online exhibitions, and multimedia presentations that are all available for educational use.
7. http://newspapermap.com/ Newspaper Map: Find and translate 10,000+ newspapers
8. http://historyexplorer.americanhistory.si.edu/lessons/ Smithsonian History Explorer: Search lessons, activities, artifacts, and multimedia for all grade levels from the Smithsonian collection.
9. http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/tools/socstudies.html Social Studies websites, activities, and tutorials
10. http://www.geosense.net/ Test your Geography Knowledge: Sign up for an account and play alone or against other players.
11. http://www.icivics.org/ A great way to teach government and citizenship: This site has excellent games and teaching materials.
12. http://www.mrnussbaum.com/historycode.htm Mr.Nussbaum History links: Divided up by unit!
Language Arts:
1. http://www.googlelittrips.com/GoogleLit/6-8/6-8.html Google Lit Trips are free downloadable files that mark the journeys of characters from famous literature on the surface of Google Earth. At each location along the journey there are placemarks with pop-up windows containing a variety of resources including relevant media, thought provoking discussion starters, and links to supplementary information about “real world” references made in that particular portion of the story.
2. http://www.worldbookonline.com/ World Book Online! When using this site outside of CCS schools you will need a login and password that your school library media specialist can give you.
3. http://www.jmrl.org/on-databases.htm Access Jefferson-Madison Regional Library’s databases. You will need to have a JMRL library card to access these databases. If students don't have a library card, your school library media specialist can help them get one!
4. CCS subscribes to many great databases too. Many of these can be accessed within school buildings without a password or library card.
5. http://www.visuwords.com/ VisuWords:Online graphical dictionary
6. http://www.famousinboxes.com/ Famous Inboxes: If only famous people from long ago had an email account. They do now!
7.https://www.jottit.com/ Jottit:Use this collaborative writing tool to create a webpage for your class. Watch this screencast for a brief demo on how this works. http://flash.screeniac.com/jottit-dg/jottit-dg.html?TB_iframe=true&height=590&width=105
8. http://flocabulary.com Flocabulary:This site puts content into fun, creative hip hop videos and songs. Sign up for a free trial to check it out.
9. http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/interact-LA.htm Interactive Language Arts sites
10. http://home.cogeco.ca/~rayser3/litera1.htm Out of Ray's Head Literature lessons for Grades 9-12
11. http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/tools/english-hs.html#Interactive Grades 6-12 interactive resources
12. http://www.jmrl.org/pr-kids.htm Tumblebooks read aloud e-books ranging from storybooks to classics, fiction and non-fiction.
Enriching Arts/Physical Education:
1. http://www.hickorytech.net/~cshirk/k-12music/ Valuable resources for music educators and students of all areas and educational levels.
2. http://www.childrensmusicworkshop.com/links/links1.html
Music Education Onlineprovides a wealth of online information - including links to hundreds ofsheet musictitles and music education resources.
http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/tools/music.html Interactive sites for Music
3. http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/tools/physed.html Interactive sites for Physical Education
4. http://school.fueluptoplay60.com/welcome/whats-new.php Fuel Up to Play 60encourages youth to eat healthy and move more — and studies suggest that well-nourished, physically active kids can be better students. You can engage students and adults in your school to make a real difference in the healthy eating habits and physical activity opportunities for everyone in your school.
5. http://gws.ala.org/category/arts
Great Websites for Kids/ The Arts
6. http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/tools/art.html Art websites
7. http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/tools/drama.html Drama websites
Language Learners:
1. http://gws.ala.org/category/literature-amp-languages/language-learning
Great Websites for Kids/ Language Learning
2. http://gws.ala.org/category/literature-amp-languages/lugares-en-espanol-para-ninos
Great Websites for Kids/ Lugares en espanol para ninos
3. http://eslpoint.com/
ESLpoint provides lesson plans for teachers and activities and practice quizzes for students.
iPad Apps by Content Area:
1. http://moodle.ccs.k12.va.us/course/view.php?id=1009 A moodle page with a variety of resources for iPad use. Enrollment key: ipad